The ED made the statements in front Punjab and Haryana High Court, and in response, a petition has been filed by Congress leader and Chairman of AJL.

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Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda “illegally re-allotted” a plot to the Congress-owned Associated Journals Limited (AJL), thus extending his influence to favour the publisher, reports The Indian Express.

The ED made the statements in front Punjab and Haryana High Court, and in response, a petition has been filed by Congress leader and Chairman of AJL, Moti Lal Vora, who has appealed to quash the money laundering case registered by ED.

Vora went on to say that he was allegedly harassed by the ED during the investigation, however, the investigative agency has denied the leader’s claim.

The ED had earlier registered an Enforcement Case Investigation Report (ESIR) related to the matter on July 15 last year, apart from questioning Vora and Hooda.

In its charges, the ED has said that the Hooda government allowed re-allotment of a plot in Sector 6 of Panchkula to AJL in 2005, after several failed attempts in the past.

ED alleges former Haryana Chief Minister Hooda of ‘misusing official position’ Description:The ED made the statements in front Punjab and Haryana High Court, and in response, a petition has been filed by Congress leader and Chairman of AJL.Times Now